School officials said the book "Nineteen Minutes" by New Hampshire author Jodi Picoult has important themes, but some parents disagree. Parent William Baer was handcuffed and escorted out of a meeting held Monday night in which the book was discussed.

School officials said the book has occasionally been part of the curriculum since 2007, so the controversy came as something of a surprise. But some parents objected to page 313 in the book, which describes a sexual encounter.

"I've never read anything like this," Baer said. "It's like the transcript for a triple-X-rated movie."

Baer said the book is required reading in his daughter's honors English class. At the school board meeting Monday, Baer was given two minutes to voice his concerns, which Baer called insulting.

"It was basically, you make a statement, say what you want and sit down," he said. "Sit down and shut up, basically, and that's not how you interact with adults."

Baer said he believes what happened at the meeting was a violation of his First Amendment rights. The board said it imposed the two-minute rule to give everyone a chance to be heard, but Baer refused to stop when his time was up.

He was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.

"He spoke out of order," said Lt. James Leach. "Someone else was given the floor and was speaking. He interrupted them and continued after being asked to stop. He was then asked to leave and refused to leave unless he was arrested, so he was arrested."

After the meeting, the school board issued a statement saying in part, "The board apologizes for the discomfort of those impacted and for the failure of the school district to send home prior notice of assignment of the novel. … The district will take immediate action to revise these policies."

As for Baer's contention that there is no way to publicly interact with the school board, Superintendent Kent Hemingway said it's a two-step process. After an issue is brought to the board's attention, such as what happened Monday night, it can become an agenda item.

"At that time, that discussion can involve the public or it could take place between the board and administration," Hemingway said.

The leadership committee of the school district met Tuesday morning and said another change officials are considering is having a curriculum committee that would include members of the public.

Baer said he will fight his arrest. If convicted, he could be fined up to $1,200.

IT GOT ONE MAN SO WORKED UP HE WOULD NOT STOP TALKING AT A BOARD MEETING AND WAS ARRESTED. HE THINKS THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED DIFFERENCE. WILLIAM BAER SAID HE JUST WANTED TO TALK TO THE SCHOOL BOARD. THE CHAIR MADE IT CLEAR THAT IT WAS NOT THE TIME FOR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. I SPOKE VERY BRIEFLY. I WAS CUT OFF. WILLIAM BAER WAS THE FIRST TO SPEAK AT MONDAY NIGHT'S GUILFORD SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. HIS REASONS CENTERED AROUND THIS BOOK -- "NINETEEN MINUTES" BY NEW HAMPSHIRE AUTHOR JODI PICOULT. IT INCLUDES A GRAPHIC SEXUAL ENCOUNTER BETWEEN TWO TEENAGERS. IT WAS BASICALLY JUST MAKE A STATEMENT, SAY WHAT YOU WANT, SIT DOWN. SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP, BASICALLY. THAT IS NOT HOW YOU INTERACT WITH ADULTS. ALL PARENTS WERE GIVEN TWO MINUTES TUESDAY. BUT HE STARTED MAKING COMMENTS FROM HIS SEAT WHILE ANOTHER MAN WAS TALKING. YOU HAVE NO RESPECT FOR MY DAUGHTER. HE WAS ASKED TO LEAVE AND WHEN HE WOULDN'T, HE WAS ARRESTED FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT. IT WAS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING. THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS THIS IS HOW PUBLIC COMMENT WORKS. ONCE A CONCERN IS BROUGHT TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION, IT IS LATER PUT ON THE AGENDA. ONCE IT IS AN AGENDA ITEM, ONCE THE BOARD HAS HAD A CHANCE TO INFORM THEMSELVES ON, AT THAT POINT THE DISCUSSION COULD INVOLVE THE PUBLIC OR THE ADMINISTRATION. AFTER THE MEETING, THE BOARD SENT A STATEMENT APOLOGIZING FOR NOT LETTING PARENTS KNOW AHEAD OF TIME ABOUT THE ASSIGNMENT AND SAID IT WOULD REVIEW ITS POLICIES. IT'S IRONIC THEY ARE DOING EXACTLY WHAT I SUGGESTED. I GET SUGGESTED FOR -- I GET ARRESTED FOR SUGGESTING IT IN PUBLIC BECAUSE I VIOLATED THE TWO MINUTES ROLE. JODI PICOULT HAS BEEN TWEETING